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Social Security

Influencing law, policy and practice that changes lives across Northern Ireland.

Working to achieve a fair social security system for all

Our social security policy work focuses on:

  • Disability benefits
  • Migrants and benefits
  • Universal Credit
  • Welfare reform

Read about some of our recent projects below.

 

Cliff Edge Coalition

Cliff Edge Coalition

Law Centre NI is a proud member and convenor of the Cliff Edge Coalition.

Read more about the work of the Coalition here

UC:Us Project

UC:Us Project

We had the privilege of working with UC:Us to develop a guide to Universal Credit which is based on lived experience of claimants.

Access the UC:Us guide to Universal Credit here

Securing reform of benefit rules on terminal illness

Securing reform of benefit rules on terminal illness

We worked with partners in the charitable sector to secure legislative change which ensures that more terminally ill people are entitled to benefits.

Read more about our work on terminal illness rules

Challenging recovery of benefit overpayments caused by official error

Challenging recovery of benefit overpayments caused by official error

We are challenging the unfairness caused to claimants when the Department for Communities tries to recover overpayments caused by official error.

Read our policy document on benefit overpayments caused by official error

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Policy Documents

In our Resource Library, you will find our policy team’s publications on Social Security, Immigration and Employment law.

These include:

  • Legal Information Briefings which provide a guide for the advice network, policymakers and legislators on the issues we are working on.
  • Consultation responses where we have responded to consultation requests from government and non-governmental organisations on topics related to our work.
  • An archive of our past publications.
Policy documents
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It has been great to work alongside the Law Centre and our other Cliff Edge colleagues. The Law Centre's expertise in social security has played a key role in the Cliff Edge Coalition and the success of the campaign to date has shown the power of working collaboratively as a Coalition."

Kerry Logan

Housing Rights, one of our partners in the Cliff Edge Coalition